Acer palmatum 'UKIGUMO' Japanese maple
size/type
medium-sized shrub,taller shrub
usual height
1,5-2,5m
usual width
1,5-2,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
location
full to partial sun
soil type
acidic (peaty) to neutral
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Ukigumo is an old variety of Japanese maple whose name means Floating Cloud. Its deciduous leaves are broadly palmate and divided into 5 pointed lobes. They are pink as they emerge and turn bright green with plenty of white marbling so the shrub does look a bit like a fluffy cloud. In autumn white areas turn pink to pale purple. Ukigumo maple grows moderately into an upright, vase-shaped shrub with almost horizontal lateral branches with age, reaching slightly more in spread than height in maturity. Japanese maples need constantly moist soil that has to be well-drained, acidic to neutral, and medium fertile. Keep it mulched all year round. It loves a location with high air humidity, e.g. at a riverbank or near a pond but it is not a must. Ukigumo will grow in full sun as well if kept moist and thrives in partial shade. It is hardy down to approx. -29 °C (USDA zone 5), and is suitable for outdoor planters, too, if kept moist without a saucer.
Last update 14-03-2024
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
